Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Gras, Felix

GRAS, FELIX, a Provencal poet; born in Malemort, France, May 3, 1844; became a lawyer and "juge de paix" in the department of Vaucluse, and one of the leading Provencal writers, standing next in popular estimation to Mistral. His most famous works are: the "The Reds of the Midi," and its sequel, "The Terror," stories of the French Revolution, translated into English by Mrs. T. A. Janvier: "Li Carbounie" (1876); "Toloza" (1882), epic poems; "Lou Roumancero Prouvengau" (1887), shorter poems; "Li Papalino" (1891), Avignon stories. He was editor of the "Armana Prouvengau," a literary annual; and after 1891, the "Capoulie," or official head, of the "Fdlibrige," the society of Provencal men of letters. He died in Avignon, March 4, 1901.